Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Southeast Region 4, in accordance with the Brooks Act and Part 36.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is seeking qualified firms to provide Professional Land Survey Services, primarily rural surveys, in various areas of the states of,Area A: Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee Area C: Arkansas, Louisiana, MississippiArea D: Louisiana, MississippiArea E: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Area L: Georgia, South Carolina Area M: North Carolina, South Carolina Area N: North Carolina, Virginia Tasks include, but are not limited to providing, geodetic spatial reference, records research, data collection, boundary marking, corner monumenting, plat of survey, property description and track report. To be considered, the company must be authorized to practice in the respective state(s), and have a licensed PLS as the principal or an employee of the firm. Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts will be awarded for designated areas of each state(s) shown on attached map. The number and magnitude of projects to be undertaken are dependent upon priority and availability of funds at the time task orders are issued. EVALUATION CRITERIAFish and Wildlife Service will consider a firms experience for the past 10 years when evaluating their capabilities. The following factors will be evaluated. They are listed in descending order of importance. 1) Professional qualifications and experience. 2) Specialized experience conducting (retracement in rural areas, riparian).3) Geographic location and familiarity with the area. 4) Past performance (in terms of cost control, quality of work and relevant experience). 5) Field and office equipment (include instrument DIN, PPM rating; GPS receiver grade and system capability i.e. L1, L2, L3, GLONASS; type and versions of business office, surveying and mapping software). 6) Capacity / Durability of firm to accomplish the work within the required performance period. Firms responding to this notice shall submit a Standard Form 330, 2 examples of rural boundary survey plats meeting or exceeding individual state(s) minimum survey standards along with any information they deem to be of benefit to their company. Additional information shall be limited to four standard pages. Information in excess of this will not be considered. ALL SF 330 WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY MAIL ONLY. Firms shall submit three copies of the SF 330 directly to: Contracting and General Services Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd. Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30345, Attention Nijua Heard. The due date for receipt of submittals is June 27, 2011, 10:00 a.m., EST. Late submissions will not be considered. This is not an RFP. The term of the resultant contracts will be one year from date of award, with 4 one-year option periods. All prospective firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive a contract award. Prior to registering, you need a valid Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number and e-mail address. You may obtain a DUNS number free of charge by calling 866.705.5711. The CCR website is www.ccr.gov.This requirement is set a side for small business. The NAICS code is 541370 and the size is $4.5 million.